Husband Support Rises Women’s Awareness of Preconception Care in Northern Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of mothers in North Ethiopia, 2018 (N = 561).

Variable	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age
15–24	88	15.7
25–34	277	49.4
35–49	196	34.9
Mother’s education
Illiterate	74	13.2
Read and write	73	13.0
Elementary school	127	22.6
Secondary school	191	34.0
College/university	96	17.1
Marital status
Married	438	78.1
Single/never married	62	11.1
Divorced	53	9.4
Widowed	8	1.4
Occupation
House wife	232	41.4
Daily worker	94	16.8
Government employee	104	18.5
Private business	129	23.0
Other (student)	2	0.4
Household income in ETB
Less than 500	132	23.5
501–1000	207	36.9
1001–2000	151	26.9
2001 and above	71	12.7